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Title: id please Post by: geordiefred on October 13, 2010, 12:34:30 PM Hi any id on these 2 items found at the Rooksbridge rally I thought the round one was just an old button but now I'm not so sure, could it possibly be a small mount of some kind? (weight 3 grams) The other appears to be a dumbell toggle or is this wishful thinking on my part lol ;D ( weight 9 grams), there is a similar one on the UK Detector Finds Database.
Title: Re: id please Post by: falcon. on October 13, 2010, 06:23:19 PM Hi its a roman dumble toggle 1st-3rd century AD ;D
Title: Re: id please Post by: The Doc on October 13, 2010, 10:11:20 PM The second one does look like a Roman dumbbell toggle, but I'm not 100% convinced; the collar in the middle looks too square to me. Need to get a FLO's opinion I think.
If it does turn out to be Roman, it was one of the very few Roman finds at the rally. Title: Re: id please Post by: geordiefred on October 14, 2010, 12:13:29 PM Thanks guys the centre is defiantly round, the photo I posted was misleading and showed one of the lines from when it was cast. Here are several other shots, any thoughts on the round object (button / small mount / scrubbish ;D )
Title: Re: id please Post by: Chef Geoff on October 14, 2010, 12:27:10 PM It does look like a toggle, but what is it made of Fred?
Title: Re: id please Post by: shunggav on October 14, 2010, 01:41:54 PM i wood have put that down to a double musket ball well done
Title: Re: id please Post by: geordiefred on October 14, 2010, 09:36:12 PM Geoff It appears to be made of lead.
Title: Re: id please Post by: Chef Geoff on October 15, 2010, 05:17:19 AM In that case I think Gav is probably on the money with a double pistol ball that haven't been separated after casting,
Can you see a casting sprue on either of the ends ? I'm not sure how well lead would of worked if used for a toggle as it's so soft. Title: Re: id please Post by: geordiefred on October 16, 2010, 02:50:43 PM Cant see any casting sprue on the ends Geoff, the only lines from casting are in the centre on both sides. And there is a lead dumbbell toggle on the UK finds data base,to me it doesn't look like a double musket ball Iv seen these before. But it wouldn't be the first time I was wrong ;D, needs someone with a bit more knowledge than me to have real close look.
Title: Re: id please Post by: Chef Geoff on October 16, 2010, 03:00:06 PM Still not convinced, even UKDFD will only say it was found on a Roman site.
Title: Re: id please Post by: Val Beechey on October 16, 2010, 05:19:52 PM What gives with all these oddities turning up. It must be the time of year :D
Theres toggles/dumbells and containers/cowhorn protectors and lead things/rabbit net weights. I think this is what makes this such a great hobby. You just never know whats going to turn up. Val |